Nintendo has announced that Punch Out is coming to the Wii on May 18th.
Not a lot of details have been announced aside from the date and this little blurb from a Nintendo rep:
"It will be interesting to see too how gamers react. I think they're going to react great to the motion control capabilities of the Wii with that game because you're used to hitting buttons and doing your blocks and your throws and kind of dodging out of the way, but now you can do all that with your own body, so it's going to feel you're right there as a boxer." - Charlie Scibetta, Senior Dir. of Corporate Communications, Nintendo of America
So it sounds like they're opting for more of a Wii Boxing style rather than the traditional controls from the NES and SNES. I hope that they do a good job, as I was never 100% impressed with the boxing controls on Wii Sports.
Also the following boxers have been mentioned or shown in previews:
Glass Joe
Von Kaiser
King Hippo
Soda Popinski
No word has been mentioned if any new boxers are showing up, but I really hope so. Half the fun of Punch-Out was seeing what insane boxer was next. But if it's all the same let's just leave Don Flamenco retired.
Leo check your links.
Travo I hate you.
Oh. Yeah. Bionic Commando. Yeah. You'd hate it.
Imagine if Chris Redfield and Sheva had a love-child, then give him the voice of Solid Snake and a Bionic Arm and you'd get Rad Spencer.
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Sheva to Chris: "Oh look Honey! He has YOUR aiming style! Isn't that C-U-T-E ! ! !"
**pitter, patter, pitter, patter**
The sound of Vader running back to BlockBuster ^
Yes! Loving it so far. I've never seen cel-shaded graphics this good. Controls took about a minute to get used to. I got quite a workout during the first match and the only problem I had was dodging, but I'm used to it now. Punching is really intuitive and fun. I kept praying that Glass Joe would get up so that I could beat on him some more.
Von Kaiser is a pushover also and not really tougher than Glass Joe. The only problem I had was that he has a delay before his uppercut. Why didn't I remember that! I got a good star punch on him though.
Presentation is also topnotch. The intros and knockdowns for the fighters are awesome. Doc's advice is hilarious and the animations for the characters are great.
This game is already a hit for me. Even if it only takes about an hour to finish, I can see myself fighting these guys over and over trying to get a better time. I even want to give it a try using the old controls, but for now, I'm having too much fun with the Wii controls.
"What's your favorite flower, kid? Mine's chocolate. MMMM."
I love that line
I just put down the controls (the traditional ones mind you, I'll try the motion controls out tomorrow when I'm not as infected with the Mexican Pig Flu of Death), and let me tell you I am completely satisfied.
I have been very pleasantly surprised that the game is not just the original with prettier graphics. It's the same type of game but it feels different enough. Plus the fighters don't really fight the way they used to. For instance, King Hippo is a lot more durable and has a punch that can take out half your energy at once. Don Flamenco is now in fact a bad ass. He's got a variety of punches that he can throw at you after the taunt. Plus he's got a chain punch now (and you get a great mid-game clip if you can dodge and counter it a few times) that can mess you up if you get caught in it. In fact, he beat me 3 times before I finally squeaked out a win in the third round.
I eventually got a little frustrated once I reached the World Circuit and got my butt handed to me by Aran Ryan one time to many. But really it's a great game and after 3 hours I've really only just scratched the surface. Going to be enjoying this one for quite some time.
...I must be getting old. I can't seem to get any stars.
I know you have to hit them when and where they least expect it to get them...
...but my 1987 gaming skills left me 22 years ago!
I'm just dodging and hitting, dodging and hitting.
It absolutely is THE very definition of A PERFECT, PICK UP AND PLAY, ARCADE, SKILL-BASED, FUN game though. Always has been, always will be!
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Who would have thought, 25 years ago, when I would see this in the arcade and be AWED by it, I would be playing a FAAAR SUPERIOR, MOTION-CONTROLLED version of it in the comforts of my own home!
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What AWESOME memories ! ! !